‘Open Dialogue in the NHS’ Seminars in March
Over the past three years there has been significant development of the Open Dialogue approach from Western Lapland in the NHS and in public mental health services internationally. Open Dialogue UK has been working for the past four years to further this development, and 10 NHS trusts are now represented on one of their two […]
Online training – new 8 week courses (October)
Whenever I advertise training courses, I often hear from people in other parts of the country / world expressing their frustration that this approach to hearing voices isn’t available in their local area. Online training has always struck me as a really neat solution to this issue … but until recently I’ve always been stumped […]
Listen Up: Summer arts roadshow for young people who hear voices in the North East
Inspired by our creative arts project with the Wellcome Collection, Hearing the Voice – a project at Durham University – is working with myself and Mary Robson to host a series of ‘Summer Arts Roadshows’ with young people who hear voices or see visions. This initiative is influenced by the wonderful work of Voice Collective, a London-based project […]
Informed Choice – January 2016 (Glasgow)
Moving Towards a Balanced Relationship with Psychiatric Medication Wednesday 13 January 2016, 10.00am – 4.30pm The Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4HZ Download: Informed Choice – Glasgow 2016 Flyer Dialogues around the use of medication within the mental health system can quickly become heated and polarised. Whilst this is understandable, it leaves little space […]
A Dialogue Evening: What is this thing called ‘psychosis’
An evening of dialogue and discussion, exploring diverse perspectives on ‘psychosis’ on Wednesday 3 June at Mind in Camden.
Event: Do We Need a Critical Psychotherapy?
On Saturday 13 June I’m speaking at a one day conference on ‘Critical Psychotherapy’. The event is open to anyone interested in psychotherapy and exploring these issues. I hope to see some of you there. The following information is taken from their advertisement, and is not in my own words. To find out more about […]
Training in Brighton – Young People & Voices
I’m really happy to be heading down to Brighton on 12th August to run a new workshop – ‘Working Creatively with Young People who Hear Voices’. This is a workshop that I’ve been planning for a year or so now, bringing together some of the practice tips I’ve learnt through working with young people at the […]
Free Talk: Hearing Voices? (24 July, Faversham)
About This Event When? Thursday 24 July, 7.00 – 9.00pm Where? The Alexander Centre, 15-17 Preston Street, Faversham, ME13 8NY If you believe what’s written about people who hear voices in the media, you might think that people who hear voices are either violent or tragic victims of severe mental illness. As is often the […]
July – August – New courses in Kent & Leicester
I’m excited to be offering 3 courses in Canterbury (Kent) and Leicester over the next few months. The workshops are open to people with lived experience, family/friends, mental health workers and anyone interested in the topic area. If you know someone who might like to attend, please share this information with them. All courses are […]
2nd World Hearing Voices Congress
On November 3rd & 4th, the UK is hosting the 2nd ever World Hearing Voices Congress. It’s exciting stuff, it really is. I was lucky enough to be in Maastricht last year at the first congress and it was a truly moving and empowering experience. This years speakers include: Marius Romme, Sandra Escher, Olga Runciman, Dorothy […]
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